MKR – The Final! (Open Post)

by Injera

It all comes down to this: Sammy and Bella vs Kane and Lee, or – as some seem to want to insist – NSW vs Victoria. But before there were only these two couples, there were others, including (babe) our South (babe) Australian (babe) contenders, Anne-Marie and Nick, who revealed to Adelaide Now that this might not be something they’d ever do again. (So… no all-star season appearance?)

Back to tonight: whose cuisine will reign supreme? Well, Channel 10 has invited RR to a nicely (cunningly?) timed launch of their own little competitive cooking show, so she is unable to blog this final for us tonight. Not wanting to leave you dedicated fans in the lurch, here’s a post for you to discuss your thoughts/opinions/observations/puns as the show goes to air. And afterwards.

And if you are on Twitter, I hope you are following @realityraver – who knows, she might tweet some juicy tidbits from the Masterchef launch!

My word, but it is a Time Warp.
With Manu’s velvet suit, Karen’s 80’s frock and Lee’s Flock of Seagulls haircut, all we needed was ‘Girls on Film’ (sorry Kane) or perhaps ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ blaring out and we would have been transported back thirty years.

I think this is a rather unfair final. Sammy and Bella are cooking Mediterranean cuisine, and Kane and Lee are cooking Japanese/Chinese cuisine. Aren’t Guy, Manu, Karen and Toby all European cuisine chefs? I think a lot of the Asian techniques used in Kane and Lee’s cooking should have been more praised, whilst the techniques used within Sammy and Bella’s cooking were continuously emphasized. Overall, I’m very torn over who should have won (especially when Bella had a meltdown, why wasn’t this taken into account? She seemingly cannot deal with the pressure involved in long haul cooking), and would have loved to have seen how things would have turned out if there was a chef on panel who was an expert in Asian cuisine. Tonight, although I feel doubts over the entire finals and semi finals this week as a whole, I was thoroughly impressed with both teams, well done Sammy and Bella!

Both teams were great tonight. 10/10 twice, that is a big call I’d reckon. Anyway, at the end I don’t really care who won, I enjoyed the series.
Davsimp, you are taking me back to high school! Sorry Lee, the hairstyle looks absurd. They did it much better ‘in my day’!
Wurstsemmel and others – agree, Toby is as dull as dishwater. Everything is bloody ‘gorgeous’.

Both teams did well. Kane and Lee managed to up their game and did not disgrace themselves. Big sigh !!!! Need to recuperate and get ready for Masterchef. Got my knifes sharpened and I am ready to go !!!!

PS: Look like the Asians are doing well in the Aussies cooking shows. Winner or runner up have been Asians. I saw some Asians contestants in the new Masterchef. Hard act to follow as expectations are high.

Rigged! Just like MasterCrap… Sammy & Bella remind me of Julie: the appropriate sob/crybaby/sooky la la episode, plus the producers choose the winners because they have to sell more books and generate more viewers for the broadcaster. Dodgy. MKR – Mostly Krap Rules.

For a second I thought Manu was going to announce Sammi and Bella the ‘My Kitchen Rulers’.

All of the dishes looked good, and the NSW girls did have the most professional looking plates. Pete managed to keep his usual poker face, while in contrast Lee looked like she was about to orgasm with every mouthful.

The final was great to watch with all of the teams coming back for the showdown. I think Kane and Lee should have won the Endeavour award for Most Improved but Sammi and Bella deserved to win.

All i can say is thank goodness we did not have to put up with the “babe” team today! I think after 5 courses of “babe,” I would have got up and smashed the TV!! Watching those two was like watching a car accident in slow motion. Grating stuff….

Well done Sammy and Bella – very much deserved!

On a side note, anyone else notice that during Cook Offs and timed challenges contestants manage to finish their meals and plate up with only seconds to spare WITHOUT FAIL? Challenges ALWAYS come down to the wire? (And, no my use of CAPS does not mean I am Kerrie from previous Altiyan posts…). No, forgotten broccoli or fish on only 8 out of the 9 plates. (I stand corrected).

I’m sure that we did not even witness this phenonomen during Masterchef days, where in some instances contestants simply did not finish. I remember a couple of times where contestants would be granted an extra 10 minutes or so… MKR feels so structured…so perfect…. for my liking (almost like Manu’s velvet ensemble today)…

Wonder how long it took to film the finale? Anyone notice the fat on top of the stock for the beef sukiyaki had solidified? That wouldn’t happen for hours after boiling. Production break, I guess.
Wonder if Manu’s accent will have the same proportional increase in French(ness) next year?